Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Basically, most of the discipline that has occurred before the CRTC has been regarding the issuance of a public decision outlining the failing, and a discussion at the renewal period.

Canadian Heritage committee  We have not had such cases in television and not with respect to violence.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. The majority of private broadcasters are members of the CBSC, but there are a minority that are not. The complaints for those broadcasters come directly to the CRTC, and we follow through in applying the CAB's code with those broadcasters.

Canadian Heritage committee  I would say the major broadcasters are all members, with the exception of the public broadcasters, and then there would be more smaller entities.

Health committee  How the system works is that it is not our jurisdiction to ban, but certainly it is our responsibility to enforce a product that is banned. So if Health Canada—whether it's with respect to a new food or with respect to, for example, smoking—has put restrictions on advertising i

Health committee  I can go first if you want. If it's a question of banning a certain food from being advertised, the clear answer there is that it's Health Canada's responsibility. They set the regulations in that regard. What we do at the CRTC is try to put an environment around the advertis

Health committee  Improvements have been made since the code was first developed because of concerns about programming for children, who are the most vulnerable audience. That is the main reason we decided to say that children under 12 are more vulnerable to advertising than teenagers are.

Health committee  The code applies to children under the age of 12. We also develop regulations for stations that specialize in programming for children and teenagers. Advertising regulations apply to all of their programming. We do more than just draft the code. In this case, our system is backe

Health committee  The CRTC receives very few complaints because ads are pre-approved. I could count the number of complaints we have received on one hand, but I will give Linda the opportunity to explain what she does.

Health committee  The CRTC regulates broadcasting. Broadcasting on radio stations and on television stations we're familiar with. There are also forms of pay and specialty television--the TSNs of the world, and Discovery, etc. We regulate all of the Canadian services. We also regulate the companie

Health committee  You and I can agree personally that a certain food may cause obesity. It is the responsibility of Health Canada, and the people within that portfolio, to make those calls. As a regulator, I cannot make that call for them. I don't have that authority or responsibility. I rely on t

Health committee  The codes do apply beyond children's programming. We're being specific with regard to children's programming, but it also applies to advertising potentially directed at children. So all of those advertisements are pre-cleared and are judged against the code and the guidelines tha

Health committee  I'll start with that last point. The CRTC is not the body, nor do we have the expertise or the mandate, to determine that this food is not good. We rely on the regulations that are put in place by Health Canada under the Food and Drugs Act. So we defer to them and work with them

Health committee  To answer your question, we do not have any data other than what we submitted last time. We are working with people in the department of health. I think we worked with them during the interdepartmental consultations following the report and the recommendation for a thorough revie